Inteliquent Announces Departure of CFO Kurt Abkemeier

Nationwide Search for Successor Initiated

CHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inteliquent, Inc. (NASDAQ:IQNT), the nation's premier voice and messaging interconnection partner for communications service providers of all types, announced today that Kurt Abkemeier has resigned as the Company's Chief Financial Officer in order to pursue another career opportunity at a software company. Mr. Abkemeier's last day with the Company is expected to be September 23, 2016.

"On behalf of Inteliquent, I would like to express our appreciation to Kurt Abkemeier for his steady hand and contributions to Inteliquent," said Matt Carter, Chief Executive Officer and President. "We were fortunate to have him join us during a time of transition and provide us with his leadership from the CFO's office. We wish him well in his future endeavors. We will now conduct a nationwide search for his successor. I am confident that this search will produce a candidate who can continue to lead us as we continue to transform our business into the next-generation telecom space featuring our Omni IQsm suite of services."

About InteliquentInteliquent is a premier interconnection partner for communication service providers of all types. As the nation's highest quality provider of voice and messaging interconnection services, Inteliquent is used by nearly all national and regional wireless carriers, cable companies, and CLECs in the markets it serves, and its network carries approximately 19 billion minutes of traffic per month. With the recent launch of its Omni IQ solution, Inteliquent is now also fully dedicated to supporting the growing market of next generation service providers. Please visit Inteliquent's website at WWW.INTELIQUENT.COM and follow us on Twitter @Inteliquent.

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